Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel Have a Broadway Date Night at Back to the Future — and Pose with a Special Star

Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott got special treatment after stopping by the show Back to the future on Broadway this weekend!

On Sunday, December 1 New girl alum, 44 i Property Brothers host, 46, stopped the performance of Back to the Future: The Musical at the Winter Garden Theater in New York and got the chance to meet the cast — and pose with one of the most legendary props to appear in the 1985 film.

The pair were photographed posing backstage with a recreation of the show’s DeLorean, a sports car turned time machine that Doc (Christopher Lloyd in the original film) uses to send Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) back in time to 1955.

Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel.

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The couple — who have been engaged since August 2023 — also posed with cast members for a group photo, in celebration of the musical’s final month on stage.

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Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott (center) with members of the cast of ‘Back to the Future: The Musical’.

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This year has been a long and busy season for the couple, as they have teased each other about planning their upcoming wedding. In August, Property Brothers said the star’s co-host and brother Drew, 46. Access to Hollywood that Jonathan will “absolutely” cry at their wedding.

“I will absolutely cry.” Jonathan jokingly added, “It’s going to be a mess.”

The Celebrity bonds The star also shared an update on how the wedding preparations are going, revealing that he and Deschanel have been so busy that they “literally didn’t have time to just stop and think.”

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He also revealed that they still want to “keep it intimate” because weddings can be “very expensive” — but also joked that he’s “pretty sure they’ll have escape rooms” — referring to the couple’s choice of first date activities — “sushi, some plays, theater.”

The TV host previously told PEOPLE in May that he and Deschanel plan to hold multiple weddings, including a small ceremony for their immediate families and a larger party to celebrate with family and friends.

“We know the most important thing for us is to be surrounded by our loved ones,” Jonathan told PEOPLE about their big day. “And we’re not planning to have a crazy, extravagant wedding. It will be quite intimate.”

Jonathan Scott and Zoey Deschanel in 2023.

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Back to the future The director says that the fourth film is ‘simply not in the plan’

Although Back to the future is nearing the end of its nearly 18-month run on Broadway, the cast and crew — as well as the team behind the film — have been candid about their passion for the high-octane show.

Just last month, Back to the future director Robert Zemeckis revealed during an interview with Happy Sad Confused podcast that he has no desire to revisit the franchise and direct a fourth installment, but would be interested in making a movie musical.

“I would like to do Back to the Future: The Musical [movie]. I’d love to do that,” Zemeckis said, adding that Universal Studios isn’t fully on board yet. “I think that would be great.”

Back to the Future: The MusicalThe last performance is scheduled for January 5.

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